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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Forest_Home_CemeteryForest Home Cemetery (Forest Park) - Wikipedia

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   Forest Home Cemetery is a cemetery located at 863 S. DesPlaines Ave, Forest Park, Illinois, adjacent to the Eisenhower Expressway, straddling the Des Plaines River in Cook County, just west of Chicago. The cemetery traces its history to two adjacent cemeteries, German Waldheim (1873) and Forest Home (1876), which merged in 1969.

2. oprfmuseum.org › forest-home-cemeteryForest Home Cemetery | Oak Park River Forest Museum

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   Forest Home Cemetery in neighboring Forest Park, Illinois, is a distinctive and remarkable resource for the history of Oak Park and River Forest. Because no cemeteries exist within the borders of Oak Park and River Forest, Forest Home Cemetery and German Waldheim Cemetery (which merged with Forest Home in 1968) became the final resting places ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Haymarket_Martyrs'_MonumentHaymarket Martyrs' Monument - Wikipedia

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   The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is a funeral monument and sculpture located at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Dedicated in 1893, it commemorates the defendants involved in labor unrest who were blamed, convicted, and executed for the still unsolved bombing during the Haymarket Affair (1886).

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   Where is Forest Home Cemetery?

   • Forest Home Cemetery is a cemetery located at 863 S. DesPlaines Ave, Forest Park, Illinois, adjacent to the Eisenhower Expressway, straddling the Des Plaines River in Cook County, just west of Chicago. The cemetery traces its history to two adjacent cemeteries, German Waldheim (1873) and Forest Home (1876), which merged in 1969.

   Forest Home Cemetery (Forest Park) - Wikipedia

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   Why are there no cemeteries near Oak Park & River Forest?

   • Because no cemeteries exist within the borders of Oak Park and River Forest, Forest Home Cemetery and German Waldheim Cemetery (which merged with Forest Home in 1968) became the final resting places of many residents of the two villages, as well as citizens from near western suburbs like Maywood and Riverside, and significant numbers of Chicagoans.

   Forest Home Cemetery | Oak Park River Forest Museum

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   Who maintains Forest Home Cemetery?

   • Since the 1970s, the Illinois Labor History Society has held the deed to the monument and been responsible for its maintenance and restoration. It conducts monthly guided tours of Forest Home Cemetery from May through October.

   Haymarket Martyrs' Monument - Wikipedia

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   What is the Forest Home Cemetery Walk?

   • One of the Society’s signature events is the annual Forest Home Cemetery Walk, held each year on the third Sunday in October. Hundreds of attendees are entertained, educated, and often deeply moved by the costumed actors who portray and share the stories of individuals buried in the cemetery.

   Forest Home Cemetery | Oak Park River Forest Museum

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5. www.fhproject.org › Histories › ForestPark_HarlemHistory of Forest Home and German Waldheim Cemeteries

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   "MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE" Settled in 1856 and incorporated as Harlem, Illinois, in 1885, today's Village of Forest Park has been greatly shaped by the business of cemeteries. A total of six cemeteries are located here: Forest Home, German Waldheim. Concordia, Woodlawn, Jewish Waldheim, and Altenheim.

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6. www.nps.gov › places › haymarket-martyr-s-monumentHaymarket Martyr’s Monument - U.S. National Park Service

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   Tucked away in Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois a monument dedicated to the one of the most important events American labor history, the Haymarket Affair, and the four men who were hanged in connection with its events.

7. www.forestparkreview.com › 2021/11/24 › creatingCreating Forest Home Cemetery - Forest Park Review

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   Nov 24, 2021 · Creating Forest Home Cemetery. by Jill Wagner November 24, 2021. “An ancient Indian Trail once passed this boulder skirting the forest along the Des Plaines River through groves of wild plum and hazel thickets” is the opening line on the boulder that marks an ancient trailhead.

8. www.forestparkhistory.org › cemeteriesCemeteries - Historical Society of Forest Park

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   Forest Home Cemetery was established in 1876 after several wealthy Oak Park leaders and landowners came together to propose a non-sectarian cemetery that would be open to all English-speaking citizens of the area. Forest Home has been the final resting place to all persons of all beliefs, backgrounds, ethnic race, or Fraternal association.